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When you edit LaTeX, HTML, BibTeX or TeXinfo sources in Emacs,
package X-Symbol provides some kind of WYSIWYG by using real
characters for tokens like \oplus or ™. It also
provides various input methods to insert these characters. Thumbnails
for included images and real super-/subscripts and are also supported.
The first part of this master menu lists the major nodes in this Info document, including the indexes. The rest of the menu lists all the lower level nodes in the document.
This is Edition 4.5.2 (XEmacs) of the X-Symbol Manual for X-Symbol 4.5.1, December 2003. For recent changes, see 9.1 News: Changes in Recent Versions of X-Symbol.
Bug fixes, bug reports, improvements, and suggestions are strongly appreciated. If you want to contact the maintainer of package X-Symbol, please read 8.5 How to Send a Bug/Problem Report.
| 1. Introduction | Introduction to X-Symbol. | |
| 2. Installation | What to do before using package X-Symbol. | |
| 3. Concepts of Package X-Symbol | Token language, conversion, coding, etc. | |
| 4. X-Symbol's Input Methods | How to insert X-Symbol characters. | |
| 5. Features of Package X-Symbol | Super-/subscripts, images, info, etc. | |
| 6. Supported Token Languages | Details of the predefined token languages. | |
| 7. X-Symbol Internals | How package X-Symbol works. | |
| 8. Problems, Troubleshooting | Annoyances, contacting the maintainer. | |
| 9. History and Projects | Changes, wishlist, projects. | |
| Indexes | Menus covering various topics. | |
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| Introduction | ||
| 1.1 X-Symbol's Copying Conditions: GPL | X-Symbol is GPL'd. | |
| 1.2 Brief Summary of X-Symbol | A brief summary of package X-Symbol. | |
| 1.3 About this Manual | About this manual. | |
| Installation | ||
| 2.1 Requirements | Which programs you need for X-Symbol. | |
| 2.2 Put the Files into your Home Directory | Basics 1: Put the files into your home dir. | |
| 2.3 System-wide Installation: Put the Files into the XEmacs Directory | Alternative: Put the files into the XEmacs dir. | |
| 2.4 Make XEmacs Initialize X-Symbol During Startup | Basics 2: Initialize X-Symbol during startup. | |
| 2.5 Installing the Image Converter from ImageMagick | Recommended: How to install convert. | |
| 2.6 Package Integration | How X-Symbol interacts with other packages. | |
| 2.7 Installing Additional Fonts | Optional: What to do when using other fonts. | |
| 2.8 Installing Fonts for Exceed (X-server on Windows) | If appropriate: What to do when using Exceed. | |
| 2.9 Lisp Coding when Using Other Fonts | If appropriate: Lisp coding for other fonts. | |
| 2.10 Installing Info, Postscript and HTML Files | Optional: How to create the manual. | |
| 2.11 Checking the Correct Installation of Package X-Symbol | Is package X-Symbol completely installed? | |
| Package Integration | ||
| 2.6.1 LaTeX Packages | Packages used in LaTeX buffers. | |
2.6.2 Syntax Highlighting Packages (font-lock and add-ons) | Package font-lock and support modes. | |
| 2.6.3 File I/O Packages | Compression, encryption, remote files, etc. | |
| 2.6.4 Miscellaneous Packages | Other packages. | |
| Concepts of Package X-Symbol | ||
| 3.1 Token Language | What does a X-Symbol character represent. | |
| 3.2 Conversion: Decoding and Encoding | Decoding tokens, encoding characters. | |
| 3.3 Minor Mode | How to control the behavior of X-Symbol. | |
| 3.4 Poor Man's Mule: Running Under XEmacs/no-Mule | Running X-Symbol under XEmacs/no-Mule. | |
3.5 The Role of font-lock | Why does X-Symbol need font-lock. | |
| 3.6 Character Group and Token Classes | Character group and token classes. | |
| Conversion: Decoding and Encoding | ||
| 3.2.1 Normal File and Default Encoding | ||
| 3.2.2 File Coding of 8bit Characters | Specific encoding of a file. | |
| 3.2.3 Store or Encode 8bit Characters | Do you want to store 8bit characters? | |
| 3.2.4 Unique Decoding | Restrict decoding to avoid normalization? | |
| 3.2.5 Conversion Commands | Interactive encoding and decoding. | |
| 3.2.6 Copy & Paste with Conversion | Copy & paste with conversion. | |
| 3.2.7 Character Aliases | Different charsets include the same chars. | |
| X-Symbol's Input Methods | ||
| 4.1 Common Behavior of All Input Methods | Common behavior of all input methods. | |
| 4.2 Input Method Token: Replace Token by Character | Replace token by character. | |
| 4.3 Input Method Read Token: Minibuffer Completion | Minibuffer input with completion. | |
| 4.4 Input Method Menu: Select a Menu Item | Select a menu item. | |
| 4.5 Input Method Grid: Choose Highlighted Character | Choose highlighted character. | |
| 4.6 Input Method Keyboard: Compose Key Sequence | Compose a key sequence. | |
| 4.7 Input Method Context: Replace Char Sequence | Replace character sequence. | |
| 4.8 Input Method Electric: Automatic Context | Automatically replace character sequence. | |
| 4.9 Input Method Quail: a Mule Input Method | A Mule input method "x-symbol". | |
| 4.10 Customizing Input Methods | How to customize the input methods. | |
| Features of Package X-Symbol | ||
| 5.1 Super- and Subscripts | Use special fonts for super-/subscripts. | |
| 5.2 Images at the end of Image Insertion Commands | Images after image insertion commands. | |
| 5.3 Info in Echo Area | Display information in echo area. | |
| 5.4 Ascii Representation of Strings | Derive label from a buffer contents. | |
| 5.5 X-Symbol Package Information | Invoke info system, use WWW browser. | |
| Images at the end of Image Insertion Commands | ||
| 5.2.1 Display of Images | When to display images. | |
| 5.2.2 Image Conversion | Producing a scaled-down image. | |
| 5.2.3 Image Caching | Speeding up the image processing. | |
| 5.2.4 Special Images for Specific Situations | Signaling specific situations. | |
| 5.2.5 Image Editor | Editing the original image file. | |
| Supported Token Languages | ||
| 6.1 Pseudo Token Language "x-symbol charsym" | Token language "x-symbol charsym". | |
6.2 Token Language "TeX macro" (tex) | Token language tex. | |
6.3 Token Language "SGML entity" (sgml) | Token language sgml. | |
6.4 Token Language "BibTeX macro" (bib) | Token language bib. | |
6.5 Token Language "TeXinfo command" (texi) | Token language texi. | |
| 6.6 Languages Defined in Other Emacs Packages | Languages defined in other Emacs Packages. | |
Token Language "TeX macro" (tex)
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| 6.2.1 Basics of Language "TeX macro" | Basics of language "TeX macro". | |
| 6.2.2 Super-/Subscripts and Images in LaTeX | Super-/subscripts and images in LaTeX. | |
| 6.2.3 Problems with TeX Macros | Problems with TeX macros. | |
| 6.2.4 The Conversion of TeX Macros | How the conversion of TeX macros works. | |
| 6.2.5 Extra Symbols of Language "TeX Macro" | ||
Token Language "SGML entity" (sgml)
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| 6.3.1 Basics of Language "SGML entity" | ||
| 6.3.2 Super-/Subscripts and Images in HTML | ||
| 6.3.3 The Conversion of SGML Entities | How the conversion of SGML entities works. | |
| X-Symbol Internals | ||
| 7.1 Internal Representation of X-Symbol Characters | How X-Symbol represents X-Symbol chars. | |
| 7.2 Defining X-Symbol Charsets | How X-Symbol defines additional chars. | |
| 7.3 Defining Input Methods | How X-Symbol defines the input methods. | |
| 7.4 Extending Package X-Symbol | How to add fonts and token languages. | |
| 7.5 Various Internals | How X-Symbol handles other aspects. | |
| 7.6 Design Alternatives | Why X-Symbol is not designed differently. | |
| 7.7 Language Internals | How X-Symbol handles languages. | |
| 7.8 Miscellaneous Internals | Various. TODO. | |
| Defining Input Methods | ||
| 7.3.1 Defining Input Methods: Objectives | Input methods should be intuitive/consistent. | |
| 7.3.2 X-Symbol Character Descriptions: Example | An example introducing char descriptions. | |
| 7.3.3 Defining Input Methods by Character Descriptions | The aspects and the contexts of a character. | |
| 7.3.4 Defining Input Methods: Example | A complete example defining input methods. | |
| 7.3.5 Customizing Input Methods | How to customize the input methods. | |
| Extending Package X-Symbol | ||
| 7.4.1 Extending X-Symbol with New Fonts | How to add fonts to X-Symbol. | |
| 7.4.2 Guidelines for Input Definitions | Guidelines for input definitions. | |
| 7.4.3 Emacs Lisp File Defining a New Font | How to define new character in a file. | |
| 7.4.4 Emacs Lisp File Extending a Token Language | Extending an existing language. | |
| 7.4.5 Emacs Lisp File Defining a New Token Language | Defining a new language. | |
| Various Internals | ||
| 7.5.1 Tagging Insert Commands for Token and Electric | Don't break input methods Token and Electric. | |
| 7.5.2 Avoiding Hide/Show-Invisible Flickering | Moving cursor in invisible commands. | |
| Design Alternatives | ||
| 7.6.1 Alternative Token Representations | Why we need the conversion. | |
| 7.6.2 Alternative Ways to Turn on X-Symbol Globally | How to turn on X-Symbol globally. | |
| 7.6.3 Alternative Auto Conversion Methods | When do we convert automatically. | |
| Problems, Troubleshooting | ||
| 8.1 Problems under XEmacs/no-Mule | X-Symbol provides a poor man's Mule. | |
| 8.2 Spurious Encodings | Some commands turn off X-Symbol mode. | |
| 8.3 The Encoding Does Not Work | The encoding does not work in a rare case. | |
| 8.4 Frequently Asked Questions | Frequently asked questions. | |
| 8.5 How to Send a Bug/Problem Report | How to contact the maintainer of X-Symbol. | |
| Frequently Asked Questions | ||
| 8.4.1 XEmacs Crashes when using Input Method Token | XEmacs crashes when using input method Token | |
| 8.4.2 X-Symbol's Fontification does Not Work | X-Symbol's fontification does not work. | |
| 8.4.3 The Buffer Contains Strange Characters | The buffer contains strange characters | |
| 8.4.4 I Cannot See any/some Super- or Subscripts | I cannot see any/some super-/subscripts. | |
| 8.4.5 I See Super- and Subscripts where I Don't Want Them. | I see subscripts where I don't want them. | |
| 8.4.6 The Characters are Too Small or Too Big | The characters are too small or too big. | |
| 8.4.7 The Conversion Changes Some Tokens | The conversion changes some tokens. | |
| 8.4.8 A Space is Added During the Encoding | A space is added during the encoding. | |
| 8.4.9 I Don't Want 8bit Characters in the File | I do not want 8bit characters in the file. | |
8.4.10 I Cannot Distinguish Character hyphen from `-' | I cannot distinguish hyphen from `-'. | |
| 8.4.11 Problems with Spell-checking | I have problems with spell-checking. | |
| 8.4.12 How to Use X-Symbol with Gnus or VM | I want to use X-Symbol in Gnus or VM. | |
| History and Projects | ||
| 9.1 News: Changes in Recent Versions of X-Symbol | Changes in recent versions. | |
| 9.2 Wishlist: Projects for X-Symbol | Projects for X-Symbol. | |
| 9.3 Open Questions | How you can contribute. | |
| 9.4 Acknowledgments | People having contributed. | |
| News: Changes in Recent Versions of X-Symbol | ||
| 9.1.1 Changes in X-Symbol 4.5.1 | To be announced. | |
| 9.1.2 Changes in X-Symbol 4.5 | Released Mar 2003 as beta. | |
| 9.1.3 Changes in X-Symbol 4.2 to 4.4 | Released June 2002 as beta. | |
| 9.1.4 Changes in X-Symbol 4.1 | Released Mar 2002 as beta. | |
| 9.1.5 Changes in X-Symbol 3.4 | Released Mar 2002. | |
| 9.1.6 Changes in X-Symbol 3.3 | Released Jan 1999. | |
| 9.1.7 Changes in X-Symbol 3.2 | Released Dec 1998. | |
| 9.1.8 Changes in X-Symbol 3.1 | Released Oct 1998. | |
| 9.1.9 Changes in X-Symbol 3.0 | Released Sep 1998 as beta. | |
| 9.1.10 Changes in Old Releases. | Overview of old releases. | |
| Wishlist: Projects for X-Symbol | ||
| 9.2.1 Wishlist: Additional Token Languages | Additional token languages. | |
| 9.2.2 Wishlist: Generated Fonts | Automatically generated fonts. | |
| 9.2.3 Wishlist: Changes in Emacs/XEmacs | Changes in Emacs/XEmacs. | |
| 9.2.4 Wishlist: Changes in LaTeX | Changes in LaTeX. | |
| 9.2.5 Various Projects for X-Symbol | Other changes. | |
| 9.2.6 Rejected Suggestions for X-Symbol | ||
| Indexes | ||
| Key Index | Key sequences. | |
| Program and Package Index | Programs and Emacs packages. | |
| Command, Function and Variable Index | Commands, functions, variables. | |
| Concept Index | Various topics. | |